Lombok track temperatures exceeding 60 °C and circuit’s lap records rewrote

· Diogo Moreira (Kalex) was the fastest in Moto2™ qualifying, taking pole position with a time of 1’32.341, which also represents the new all-time lap record for the category and improves by a good 7 tenths the previous one set in 2024 by Aron Canet. Completing the front row of tomorrow’s race are David Alonso (Kalex), second, and Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro), third. In qualifying, all the riders used SC1 soft compound tyres at the front and E0125 specification development soft tyres at the rear.

· In Moto3™ qualifying, Adrian Fernandez (Honda) took pole position in 1’37.022 with soft SC1 compound tyres on both front and rear. The Spaniard’s time represents the new all-time lap record of the circuit and improves by about three tenths the previous that Ivan Ortolà set last year. David Muñoz (KTM) set the second fastest time by opting for the medium SC2 compound on both axles, while third-placed Joel Kelso, also on KTM, used the same tyre combination as the poleman.

· During Moto3™ Q1, the track reached what has been the highest temperature of the weekend so far, at 63°C, one of the highest recorded in the entire season. It then dropped slightly to 62°C for Q2 and 60°C for the Moto2™ sessions. In both classes the gaps were extremely small: in Moto2™ as many as 16 riders are within less than a second, 15 in Moto3™.

The new soft rear succeeds even in extreme heat conditions
 
“As we already saw last year, this edition of the Indonesian Grand Prix once again ranks among the hottest of the season, with track temperatures peaking at 63 °C. These are extreme conditions that put tyres under significant stress, yet so far they haven’t led to any particular issues on our side. On the contrary, the new all-time lap records set in Moto2™ and Moto3™ confirm the excellent performance of the available tyre solutions.
In Moto2™, the E0125 soft rear is living up to the strong impressions it gave in previous Grand Prix. Compared to the standard SC0, it offers greater grip and maintains a very consistent performance over race distance, as confirmed by the race simulations carried out between yesterday and today. We can expect the E0125 to be the dominant rear option tomorrow, paired with the SC1 at the front. In Moto3™, during this morning’s race preparations, riders progressively moved away from the SC1 in favour of the SC2 at the rear. The potential grip advantage of the SC1 does not make a decisive difference over race distance and was mainly exploited during qualifying time attacks. Also at the front, the SC2 is likely to be the preferred choice for the race, thanks to its lower wear and better braking stability compared to the SC1 in these high temperatures.”